To complete the writing requirements at the
1. Assuming
eligibility, ENEX 101 shall be taken the first semester in attendance at the
University or the second depending upon alphabetical sequencing.
2. Satisfactory
completion of ENEX 101 requires a grade of C (2.0) or higher.
3. After
satisfactory completion of ENEX 101, a writing course from the approved list
must be taken, preferably within the next two semesters.
4. Writing
course syllabi will include an informational link to the site listing current
information about the WPA.
5. Upon
completion of #3, the WPA should be taken no later than 70 credits.
6. Upon
failing the WPA, students are required to take a writing workshop from the
7. Upon
completing writing workshop, students are required to take the next WPA.
Recommendations
suspended until autumn 2007
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A
registration bloc will be set at 70 credits.
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Bloc can be removed by registration for WPA at next
available offering.
Registration
for the WPA is now through Banner, thus a registration block would be
problematic. The Registrar’s Office will be sending out reminder
postcards to students after
they have completed 60 credits. Lists of students needing to take the
assessment will be sent to departments at the same time.
Professors that
require competent writers for upper-division course work can make
passing the WPA a prerequisite. This will create an
incentive for students to pass the exam.
Additional recommendations considered,
postponed for assessment of changes to
registration
process
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Registration for WPA requires deposit of $50.
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Upon taking
WPA, deposit will be refunded.
Regarding deposit idea, the need to reimburse those
who take the test could be eliminated
by requiring a check which would be attached to application to take test.
After taking the test (passing or not) check would be returned to the student and check of
those who don’t show up would be deposited.
Processing deposits and
refunds will be a problem to
administer. The success of the new registration and communication process
should be assessed. If students are
still not showing up to take the exam after they have registered then a fine can be
put in place.